Today in the MHSAA: 6/15/16

June 15, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first four girls soccer finalists and the 32 baseball and softball semifinalists were determined Tuesday across the state, with links below from all four soccer semifinals and some of the most dramatic diamond Quarterfinal finishes.

Baseball

New Lothrop scored six runs in the seventh inning to come all the way back and down Standish-Sterling 6-5 in Division 3 – Flint Journal

Gaylord St. Mary will play in a Semifinal for the first time since 1989 after downing Norway 6-2 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Linden will be back in the MHSAA Semifinals for the first time since 2004 thanks to a 2-0 extra-inning win over Gaylord – Flint Journal

Dearborn Divine Child also needed extra innings to eliminate Detroit Country Day 4-3 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

Portland St. Patrick eliminated reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Catholic Central 3-2 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Girls Soccer

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek dominated a 4-1 overtime shootout to come away with a 2-1 Semifinal win over Novi in Division 1 – Oakland Press

Canton dealt the first and only loss this season to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett returned to the MHSAA Finals for the first time since 2005 with a 1-0 win over top-ranked Lansing Christian – MLive-Detroit

Montrose will play in its first MHSAA Final in girls soccer thanks to a 3-0 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian in Division 4 – Flint Journal

Softball

Vicksburg scored five runs in the first inning on the way to downing reigning Division 2 champion Wayland 14-2 – Grand Rapids Press

Macomb Dakota added to this season’s firsts with its first Semifinal berth, downing Garden City 6-0 in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

Midland made its first MHSAA Semifinals in 28 years with an 8-1 win over Rockford in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

Division 4 top-ranked Coleman fell to Holton in the Quarterfinals for the second straight season, this time 6-3 – Muskegon Chronicle

Farmington Hills Mercy got past Lake Orion 11-7 in Division 1 as the teams combined for 19 hits – Oakland Press

In Division 3, 42-1 Millington earned its first Semifinal berth with a 1-0 win over Shepherd – Saginaw News

Today In The MHSAA: 9/1/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 1, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Reese earned an impressive sweep of Division 3 No. 3 Saginaw Valley Lutheran, winning both sets by two points apiece – Saginaw News

2. CROSS COUNTRY Monroe Jefferson swept the team and individual championships at Milan’s Puddle Jumper Invitational – Monroe News

3. GIRLS GOLF Montague shot a 367 to edge Traverse City West by a stroke at the latter’s invitational at Interlochen – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER Brandon Winter had two goals and an assist as North Muskegon downed Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 5-2 – Local Sports Journal

5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Dexter – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – opened the dual meet portion of its season with a 102-84 win over Milan – Chelsea Sun Times News

6. BOYS SOCCER Henry Plumstead had three goals and two assists in Maple City Glen Lake’s win over Charlevoix – Up North Live

7. VOLLEYBALL Allen Park Inter-City Baptist came back after losing the first set to down Allen Park High in five – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS SOCCER Dowagiac dominated first-half play in a win over Niles Brandywine – Niles Daily Star

9. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Felch North Dickinson – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Manton swept Brethren and Frankfort to move to 6-0 – Cadillac News